JFC Naples completes Trident Joust 2015

Photo By Maj. Kay Nissen | Canadian Lt. Gen. D. Michael Day, Trident Joust exercise commander and Allied Joint Force Command Naples deputy commander, meets with the exercise control team in Fagaras, Romania, June 27, 2015. Fagaras hosts the members of EXCON who actively train NATO service members by driving the exercise scenario forward with challenges and feedback. (NATO photo by Capt. Kay Magdalena Nissen)  

CINCU, ROMANIA

06.28.2015

Story by Capt. Kay Nissen 

Allied Joint Force Command Naples     

CINCU, Romania – Allied Joint Force Command Naples, the NATO Response Force command and control headquarters, successfully concluded exercise Trident Joust 15 today.

For 11 days, headquarters staff participated in the exercise, which tested operational capability of the standby NATO Response Force C2. The main objective was to conduct a change of control of the headquarters while conducting a high intensity Article V training exercise using a realistic scenario.

"Trident Joust demonstrated that NATO can deliver command and control anytime, anywhere,” said Canadian Army Lt. Gen. D. Michael Day, deputy commander of JFC Naples, as well as the overall exercise commander. "Trident Joust challenged JFC Naples in an ever more complex security environment, and our staff has met those challenges with the agility and responsiveness we expect from NATO service members.”

Trident Joust 15 supported the Readiness Action Plan as was envisioned during the NATO Wales Summit in September of 2014. Located in both Romania and Bulgaria, Trident Joust 15 involved 25 NATO nations and more than 1,000 personnel.

The mission of JFC Naples is to prepare for, plan and conduct military operations in order to preserve the peace, security and territorial integrity of alliance member states.

• Date Taken: 06.28.2015
• Date Posted: 06.29.2015 08:22
• Story ID: 168476
• Location: CINCU, RO